Engine-starter.



G.- s. SUI-LIP?. ENGINE STARTER. APPLICATION FILED J'ULY a, 1911.

`1,021,493. Patented Mar. 26,1912.

,v 1, rfsn/ A TZORNEK To all wiz-om t may concern a compact andrel-iable engine starterthatg )frame and provided withv the improvedposition; Fig. 3, a front elevation with the 'si ences.

j inga retractable head which operates in connection with a wheel haring projections, the

.fragmentary p erspective'view lof a frame `-lines-in connection withthe frame andthe crank' shaft; Figr, a front elevation of GERALD "s,sUTLIrF, or PERRY CREEK ENGINE-STABTER.

Specii'cation` of Letters Patent.

TOWNSHIP, VIGO COUN TY, INDIANA.

Patented Manac. i912.-

t Applicat'ionzled July 8, 19.11. j Serial No. 637,479.

Beit known that I, GERALD S. SUTLIEF, a citizen of the United States,''residing in Perry Creek township, in the county of Vigo and StateofIndiana, have inventeda new and useful Engine-Starter, of which thefollowing is a specifica-tion, reference being had tothe accompanyingdrawings land to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to mechanism for starting explosion engines whenat rest, more especially when compression occurs in the enginecylinders, the invention having reference particularly to a safetyengine starter that is adapted to be operated by foot power.

The object of the invention is to provide will be adapted to be appliedto automobile engines and so constructed as to be capable of' beingoperated by a person in the operators or drivers seat, a specific objectbeing to -provide engine starting mechanism ofthe above mentionedcharacter that will not be injured .in case the engine kicks back orback fires, and which will prevent the operator from being injured undersimilar circum.

'he invent-ion comprises ratchet mechanism of novel constructionincluding an arm j performing the functions ofa'pawl and havheadbeing-retractedou't: of range with the.l projections in case'the wheelmoves backward, the mechanism including also an op* eraf-ing leverand`connections betweenl the lever and the ratchet mechanism.

Referring'to the drawings, Figurel is\a such as. might be used inautomobile con'` struction, a crank shaft mounted 'on the startingapparatus, the outlines of` an ex-y plosion engine being briefly shownby broken the engine' starter shown in normal rest starting apparat-usin the position occupied in case of back firing; Fig. 4, aA fragmentaryarm; Fig. 6,a fragmentary section1- on the plane of the line A A 1n Fig..4 but 'with the apparatus in loperativeposltion; Fig. 7, af

' ferred to.

perspective view of the' aforementioned arm minus the retractable head;and Fig. 8, a

fragmentary section Von thev plane of 'the line BB in Fig. 6.

'Similar reference characters throughout the drawings indicatecorresponding eleconstruction herein re` ments' or featuresof In thedrawings land 1 indicate the main journal-box mounted on the: bar 2, 4the main shaft of the engine rotatably mounted at one end in thejournal-box and` havin' cranks' and`5, an4 engine 6 being mounte orlongitudinal barsof a suitable frame, 2 and 2 transverse bars lof theframe, 3 'ay on the frame for actuating the crank shaft. I

The forward end of the crank shaft has .a squared portion 7 to whichahand crank may be applied for rotating the shaft if desired to vdo'sodirectly by hand, as when repairing or adj listingA parts of the engine.

' The crank shaft l extends forward beyond the journal-box 3 towardthentransverse bar '2, and a boxl or .support 8'is mounted on the bar 2and fiXedly support-s a hollow axial' shaft 9 which extends rearward tothe .end

,of the crank shaft 4 and over the squared Vportion 7, the shaft 9 beingin alinement 'with the crank shaft. A fly-wheel lO-is secured to theforward portion ofthe crank shaft :4 and extends rotatably `about theinjections or pins 11, 11', 11'. c

An arm 12 providedA with an opening 13 ing provided with a suitable.number of prois pivotally mounted onI the hollow shaft 9 guide 15eXten'dingabout one lside and thel opposite end thereof, the guidehaving a groove 16 therein so as to serve 'asia portion of a guidesheave, and during certain movevner 'end 4portion of the hollow shaft 9,the i forward side of the rim of the fly-wheel be# ments of themechanismina measure pervforms the function of a driving-pulley. A head-17 is provided with a guidewayar-- ranged ,longtudinally therein whichreceives the .guide-bar 14 vand the head is movable on the guide bar soasto effect a lengthening or shortening ofthe arm. AThe head has a Hatfront .face 19 ada ted to engage'the projections on; the fly-w eel andit has also: 'an

oblique-angled end 20 which enables the .pro-

,jections lif they'come, in contact'therewitllito push thahead inwardwhen the ily-wheel fully ret-racted.- A lever 21 has `a bifurcated endportion 22 which straddles the arm 12 and is connected tothe arm bymeans of a l in the groove 16 holds the lever 21-against the stop 24 andforces the head 17 outward,

pivot 23, the arm being provided with a suitable stop projection 2 4 tolimitthe movement of the lever inone direct-ion. v The bi furcated endof the levervis provided with Aa pivot pin 25 to which astifi' link 26is con: nected, thelink being connected by means of a pivot 27 to themovable head 17. The lever 21 is provided also with a pivot pin 28 towhich is connected a suitable cable 29 lwhich, during certain posit-ionsof the arm,

extends into the groove 16, and the cable extends about a sheave 30which is `suitably mounted on the frame ofthe automobile.-

The cable is connected to the lower portion 3l of an-operating footlever which is suitably mounted on -the vehicle frame by means of apivot 32, and it will be clear that .the arrangement may be such thattheupper end portion 33 of the lev'erlmay ex-tend through a slot in thefloor of the vehicle body to be pressed forward by the foot of theoperator,

said upper portion being provided with a loop 34 into which the foot maybe inserted for`drawing the upper portion of the lever backward. A coil'spring 35 is connected to vthe upper portion 33 of the lever, a cable36l being connected to the spring and extending about a sheave 37suitably mounted on the vehicle frame,.said cable being connected to"the pivot pin 25, so that the foot lever and the connecting cablescontrol the movements and determine relative positions' of the dif,-ferent parts of the starting mechanism.

In order to guard against accidents in casethe engine kicks back inattempting to start it, a suitable plate spring 38'is supported in asuitable position, preferably on a bracket ,39.secured to the vehicleframe, and the spring supports a retracting bar 40 which has a fish tailshaped end 41 to receive the extremity of the head 17, when the latter sis projected and is being carried backward,

the bar 40 normally being in the path of the head and is permitted toswing as on a pivot to the extent of the elasticity of the spring, thebar being swung upward in contact with the supporting bracket.

In practical use the upper portion 33 of the operatin lever is drawnrearwadas in Fig. 1 Whio moves the arm 12 approximately to theposition-shown in Fig. 1, the projection 11 on the fly-wheel bemg'approximately in a position indicated when compression occurs, thehead.17 being `be,` hind the projection..- On movement of the endportionV A33 forward, the cable 29 being so that on further movement ofthe operating lever the -head 17 engages the projection 11 and turns theyfwheel forward, theoperatinglever being pushed forcibly Vand briskly sothat the iiy-wheel is forcibly turned through nearly one-half of therevolution and given some moment-um to further rotate it. If explosions`take place. as they should the engine continues to run under normalconditions, but in case of failure on the first attempt the operatinglever is again manipulatedv so that the cable 36, lying in the groove16, turns on the bifureated end to operative position as before, andthen another e'ort may be' madeto start the engine. AWhen the engine isrunning the arm 12 hangs down approximately as .shown in Fig..2, thelever -21 being in horizontal position and holding the head 17 up outofthe way of the pro'ections .on the iiy-wheel. When the head l passesdownward in projected position it strikes thetop of the bar.

40 and readily pushes the bar out of the way, but when the head isc'arricd upward,

as illustrated in Fig. 3, with the head pro-v jected, the end of .thehead will pass into the recessed end 41 of the retracting .bar and whilepushing the bar upward would be.

retracted by the bar as the latter moves into aline drawn from thesupport of the bar` -through the axis of the crank shaft. Such.

` before bein carried-back to any appreciable extent. en the arm ismoved backward from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the position shownin Fig. 1 the head 17 is held in retracted position by means of thecable 36 which is operating to move the arm upward but, since the spring35 affords a yielding 'connectionjitfis clear that when,the cable 29 isunder stress the lever 21, when the, arm 12 is approximately upright, ismovedl so as to project the head 17 to operative position.

l Having thus described the invention what vis claimed as new, is-f 1.An enginestarter including a. rotatable shaft, a wheel secured to theshaft provided with projections, an arm pivotally mounted adjacent thewheel lon the axis thereof and provided with ai movable head projectable-into' thepath 'off the projectionsjto rotate the-wheel, a lever pivotedbetween its ends. to the arm,'a link pivoted to the lever and also tothe movable head, and means comy 'l nectedto the` lever for projectingthe head.

2. An engine starter including a rotatablel shaft, a wheel securedto theshaft'having' project-ions thereon, an arm pivotally mounted adjacentthe wheel onthe axis thereof portion thereof, rthe opposite end 'portionof and having a segment of a pulley on one end 75 of the lever 21 anddraws the arm 12 around j positeendportions respectively ofthe lever andin operation' of the arm and lever alternately pulling in contact withthe segment ,of the pulley, and an operatingflever pivot-` allysupported and connected with the' two cables. 3. In an engine starter,the combination' with `a frame, a crankshaft rotatablv supportedv`onf-the andfa wheel mounted ,on andadapted ltorotatejthe crankshaft inonejdirectiomtheilwheel having a plurality fof projections thereon, of,lan `a`rrn pivotallv mount'edfad'jacentfthe wheel on the 4rotative axisofthe crank shaft and having a. head .movablyv-vmounted A.thereon andproject-able the path of .the-,projections for rotating Wheel forward, aret-meting bar mounted on the-frame tobe engaged by ,the head for movingIthesafm'e from-thepath of the projections, fa`leverfpivoted to the-arm,alink fconnected'to' the lever .and the head, and

the arm. ,l 4. Inangengine-starter, the combination with a frame, 'acrank shaft rotatably -supmeans connectedjw'ith 'the lever for movingported on theframaand afwheel secured to thevcranklqshaft'land providedwith projections, of unl-axial shaft supported by thefraniefin""alinement'witlf the crankshaft. an

-K ann-pivota-llysixpported on the axial -shaft and 'provided-"with a'Stop device, a lever v .pivotedf to the arm'and movable .to2 the stopdevice, a head movably mounted on the arm "and-projectabjleto-thepath'of the projections, Aa :linkpivoted to the-lever and also` 40 tothe'. head, acableconnected. to the lever adjcent the link,'a'.nd va-cable connected to v the lever beyond the pivot'thereof.

5. In an 'engine startei-the combination :with a frame, of -a crankshaft rotatablv mounted on the frame and-having a squared end, ahollowshaft secured to the frame in copies-of this patent-'may he obtainedfor've cents each, by addressing the Commixloner of Patents,

alinement' with the crank shaft,"a y-'whel secured -to the crank shaftandjextendinfz` I rotatably onto the hollowr shaft, the. fly#- 'Wheelhaving project-ions thereon, an iarmpivotally mounted on the hollowshaft Vand having a guide bar thereon, a head on-4 the guide bar andmovable to the path ofifthe 'link pivoted to the.. lever and yalso 'tothe projections, aflever pivoted to the' arm, a

head, and means connected to the lever .for f moving the head. e

.6. Inan engine'- starter, the combination with a frame', a crankshaft-rotatablysup- .ported on the frame, andan' operating lever pivotallyconnected between its endsto the frame,'of a .coil spring connected toIone end yportion of the lever, a wheel secured to the cra-nk shaft andhaving projections thereon,-

an axial shaft secured to the frame in'aline` ment with the crank shaft,a retracting` bar `mounted to swing pivotally on the frame and normallysupported yieldingly in proximity to the path of the projections, anarxn pivotallysupported on the axial shaft and provided with a guide, ahead mounted on the guide and movable to or from thepath foftheprojections, the head being forced from said` path on beingl carriedin one di-v rectionby' the arm into contact with the said bar, a headcontrolling lever p'ivoted between its ends to the arm and operativelvconnected with the4 head, mounted on the frame, a cable connected withone end portion ofthe head controlling(` two sheaves leverand extendingrover one of'the sheaves and connected lto the coil spring, and a cableflconnected to the opposite end portion of said controlling lever andextending over the other one of the sheaves and connected to thefopposite end portion of the operating lever.E

' Intestimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

GERALD s. SUTLIFF. Witnesses:

FINLEY A. MoNU'r'r, JOHN M. TRINKLE.A

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